Niesen

mountain in Swiss Alps
Mountain mountain Q16693
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Summary

Niesen is a mountain[1]. Niesen ranks in the top 2% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Niesen is located in Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district[3].
  • Niesen is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Niesen's instance of is recorded as mountain[5].
  • Niesen's Commons category is recorded as Niesen[6].
  • Niesen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.646111111111, 'lon': 7.6525}[7].
  • Niesen's official website is recorded as https://www.niesen.ch/en[8].
  • Niesen's Commons gallery is recorded as Mount Niesen[9].
  • Niesen's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niesen'}[10].
  • Niesen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Niesen'}[11].
  • Niesen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+2362'}[12].
  • Niesen's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+2.3'}[13].
  • Niesen's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+407'}[14].
  • Niesen's parent peak is recorded as Albristhorn[15].
  • Niesen's mountain range is recorded as Albristhorn-Männliflue-Niesengrat Group[16].
  • Niesen's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Niesen[17].
  • Niesen's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views from Niesen[18].

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Geography

Niesen is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Niesen is located in Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Niesen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+2362'}[12].

Designation and Status

Niesen's instance of is recorded as mountain[5].

Why It Matters

Niesen ranks in the top 2% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2] Niesen has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Niesen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'he', 'it',
    Official name → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Niesen'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ source for height, source for position, default label, official name from swisstopo data ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot|swi"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent peak → Albristhorn
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2362'}
    Category for the view from the item → Category:Views from Niesen
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mountain", "Niesen"]
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mountain", "Niesen"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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